Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-18
THE WARD TRIAL ENDED.
p-thrs' years IN THE PEEITENTIARY.
THE EVIDENCE CONTINUED
Ward TsstliIss In Ms Own Behalf.


FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH lin.
The Court opened at . O'Clock with the
spacious court room we'll filled with the
anxious and expectant crowd who have
watched the momentous proceedings from
the beginning.
CHARLES d. WARD.
Charles d. Ward, the prisoner WAS
sworn and tOsk the witness stand, ana
was at once the focus for the hundreds OF
eyes, and the object Of the most breathless
attention. lie was plainly but Clearly
dressed hair cut close, and is OF rather
slender build, and below the medium
height. His smooth, boyish face was the
,nhiect Il comment, and, with the calm.
straightforward manner in which he gave
in his testimony, even with the danger OF
an ignominious death before him, won for
him considerable sympathy at the time.
The witness testified az follows My name
il Charles ID. Ward. Lille Ward, now Mrs.
Kavanaugh. the lady who was examined
here Yesterday evening, is my mother.
will be lG years old this month. can
read and write bat not very well. Last
time went to school was to Mr.. Joseph
Sbockey, at Bowman's School House. Mrs.
Jewell is my sister. Jewell and his wife
lived in the small house lived there
about two months less than year. am
charged with shooting Jewell. | shot him.
That is the gun meaning on old army
mnsket that was shown himl. ! got the
gun from George Ward. It was loaded
with No. 3 shot. Have hAd the gun four
or five vears-ever since have been big
enough to shoot. used it TO shoot birds.
Last time | used it was to shoot crows in
MFR. Clems fields. | had put right good
load in It. sleep in the upper house to-
wards the railroad heard the fuss ont
in the yard between Pat and Jewell. l
listened little while and heard Jewell
call mother d W B.. Put on
my breeches and went out. Pat told him
TO leave, and he said he would 90 when he
got ready. told him to leave and stop
his fussing, and he again said he would
20 when he got ready, called me ID
puppy and threatened to slap my jaws. l
started towards the kitchen and he follow
ell me with the axe in his hand. | went
in and got tbs gun and came TO the door,
and again told him to leave and stop bis
cursnC. and he came at ME and said you
d. little puppy, I'll cut your brains out
saw that he was going TO hit me and
shot The door step was about inches.
| stood at the door. it opens in towards
the left Of one standing in the door and
facing ont. Mother stood on the other
side. Ny foot was on the step, the other
inside. Jewell stood little above. |
had the gun at my hip. lam left-handed.
II the gun had been to my face the muzzle
would have been nearly against him.
Jewell stood lower than me. When | shot
he fell on his knees with the axe in both
hands. His wife canght him by tho
shoulders aud when she drew him back
the axe rested against the house. lowell
was about two feet from the door, and his
foet were about one foot from side OF house
He was drawn back by mother and his
wife. | went back to the stove ana
cried, then pnlled on my boots and Pat
and started towards Mt. jackson. had
on only my pants when shooting occurred.
Afterwards dressed myself. was found at
Plaugher's We met some fellows on tho
railroad and they said had better get
away a. they might lynch me or do some
thing to me. Viewer through the upper
gate. Got on the railroad. | can't tell
what the distance is from where we left
the railroad to Plaughers. Pat and
went together. He left me there. Pa'
and Mr.. Allen came for me. They rode
up and told a woman in the yard to call
me and / came out got on the horse
behind Pat. Was only ont there once.
! We rode a right smart piece and then rat
got off. and remained on. No one with
| Pat but Linden Allen, but after Wa lefl
the house apiece Mr. Cooper came up, and
some one else don't know who. They
brought me home, and tho sheriff read thu
warrant 10 me, and brought me on t'
Woodstock. Met Mr.. Wightman abou
one and a.half miles from home, cut to
wards the place they brought Inc from
(Plancher's) When | shot Jewell wa
stAnding with axe drawn back. Made
step forward when neither caught hold OF
the gun. His tono Of voice and position
OF axe was the reason | shot. had nc
IN will or malice toward him. | said moth
ING to him but to get ont OF the yard ana
anti his cursing. Was walked by his fni'
with mother. Tho muzzle OF the gun pro-
iected about foot from the door had
no quarrel or difficulty with him. Wa
at school when the fence was moved
School commenced abont Z o'clock, a. M
| had one and a.half miles. or little
more 10 20 TO school. | followed the rail'
road about mile and then turned off.
was not up when heard the fuss.
knew nothing Of putting up the fence un
Ill rot home. The wind had blown par
of the fence down. found IL move
when I came from school. Had nothing
TO do with it. havo been in Jail ever
since the evening of tho day of the shoot
ing.
Examination by the Alto rnoy for IN
Commonwealth, X. j. Walker: Had no
spoken to Jewell for over q wesk. Wa
not mad at him. Pat was at home abou
four weeks before the shooting. spok
to Jewell after Pat came home. At thl
mint Mr.. Walker asked Ward tn throw
into the air gum hall that he handle
him. The defense objected and the oh
+ lection was sustained. The Attorney 10
the Commonwealth explained that hi
object was to show that Ward was M
left handed. Ward said that he threw
with his right hand but was left handed
Don't think told Linden Allen that
shot Jewell for calling mother ad-
= w-b-. Here the defense Shove
, JEWELS coat to the jury TO shSw whethe
tbo shot had been = right or left hando
o one.
DIR. wILLIAMsoH.
DIR. Williamson was recalled A jur
b. wanted to know which way tho charge
; shot penetrated the body, upwards
/. downwards, towards the heart. DR..
said the shot ranged upward and enter'
d the lung. He said the ribs were aoo
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